ROCKFORD — Gruno's Diamonds presented the Carrie Lynn Children Center with a check for $10,000 after nominating the center for a grant program sponsored by Jewelers for Children, an organization created by the U.S. jewelry industry for the purpose of helping children in need.

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Rockford Register Star

By RRSTAR.COM STAFF REPORTS

Posted Nov. 9, 2013 at 2:30 PM

By RRSTAR.COM STAFF REPORTS

Posted Nov. 9, 2013 at 2:30 PM

ROCKFORD — Gruno's Diamonds presented the Carrie Lynn Children Center with a check for $10,000 after nominating the center for a grant program sponsored by Jewelers for Children, an organization created by the U.S. jewelry industry for the purpose of helping children in need.

The recently launched program set aside $100,000 to fund 10 grants of $10,000 each for charities that benefit children across the country. Out of the thirty charities that were nominated by jewelry retailers nationwide, Carrie Lynn Children's Center received the most votes with the help of Gruno's Diamonds.